Michigan snowstorm crash claims life of woman, 42

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Dec 27, 2012 at 8:14 PMDec 27, 2012 at 8:15 PM

Michigan authorities say that a winter storm that dumped up to 14 inches of snow on Michigan's Lower Peninsula has claimed at least one life, a 42-year-old woman killed when the vehicle in which she was a passenger spun out of control and struck a tree.

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Michigan authorities say that a winter storm that dumped up to 14 inches of snow on Michigan's Lower Peninsula has claimed at least one life, a 42-year-old woman killed when the vehicle in which she was a passenger spun out of control and struck a tree.

Police in Barry County's Prairievile Township say the crash happened about 7 p.m. Wednesday. The site's about 35 miles south-southeast of Grand Rapids.

Police tell Mlive.com (http://bit.ly/12Sgw5B ) that a 36-year-old man was driving when he lost control on the snowy road. They say the woman was pinned inside the vehicle and died at the scene.

Police say the man sustained minor injuries and was arrested on a charge of driving on suspended license causing death.